Author Archives: Andrew

Reykjavik “Culture Night” – One Side of the Coin

I wanted to show the breadth of the “Culture Night”, and was torn between these three cute Icelandic maidens singing their very tuneful folk songs, and the pole dancing. I suspect in the interests of journalistic integrity I have to Continue reading

Sunday, August 21, 2011 in Iceland Travel Blog, Travel

Updates from Iceland…

From the Ministry of Odd Coincidences: I’ve been on four organised photography tours, and I’ve now been in the right place to witness marathons or “fun runs” on three of them. The latest was the annual Reykjavik Marathon. I wonder Continue reading

Andrew’s Gone to Iceland – and Not Just for Fish Fingers!

Well my Iceland trip has finally come round – I just hope it rewards the wait. As many of you will know I originally tried to do a trip to Iceland last year, but was stymied by a combination of Continue reading

Saturday, August 20, 2011 in Iceland Travel Blog, Travel

Don’t Rush to Judgement

As soon as I’ve downloaded a shoot from my cameras, I do a quick scan of the in-camera JPEG files, and usually mark about half of the images for deletion. Those which are irrecoverable go straight to the wastebasket, the Continue reading

Thursday, August 18, 2011 in Cuba Travel Blog, Photography, Travel

Seeing in Black and White – Follow Up

From the Ministry of Odd Coincidences… This evening I watched this week’s Horizon, which, by remarkable assonance with my blog, was on the topic of the perception of colour. The programme made it clear that colour perception varies widely and Continue reading

Friday, August 12, 2011 in Photography

Street Life – Cuban Style…

Just a quick update on the shots from my Cuba trip last year. This scene made me giggle at the time, and the photo amused me again. Does it work for you? Continue reading

Thursday, August 11, 2011 in Cuba Travel Blog

Seeing in Black and White

Some experienced photographers, particularly those with a background in traditional film photography, claim to be able to “see” a scene in black and white, visualising how a monochrome version might work. This focuses on the tonality, and ignores the colours Continue reading

The Challenge of Serenity

Notes on visiting Masstricht, a great concert, and the challenges of photographing a candlelit chapel Continue reading

Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Photography, Reviews, Travel

Not from My Cold, Dead Hand…

My regular correspondent Malachy Martin recently posed another of his “research” questions: What would work look like if you only had an iPad as your computing device? My first reactions focused on whether my iPad could replace my laptop. Then Continue reading

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in iPad, PCs/Laptops, Thoughts on the World, VMWare

Website and Email Back

Apologies to anyone who has had a problem with my website or sending me email over the last few days. I had a rogue backup process which was carefully filling the disk with old backups! Thanks to Webfusion Support for Continue reading

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Website & Blog

Turning Points

A regular correspondent of mine just posed an interesting question: “The Web has significantly evolved over the past 15 years. What have been the major milestones in the web’s evolution either in business or technology?”   That’s quite a big Continue reading

Monday, July 18, 2011 in Thoughts on the World

…And Then Three Come Along All At Once

Reflections on an excellent Summer for live music Continue reading

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World